Angiosperms

Cladogram of Angiospermae

The caladogram of orders, list of families within each order can be found in APG IV.

Table of families

Info	Clade	Order	Family	Genus	Species	Distribution	Habitus
info F	ANA group	Amborellales	Amborellaceae	1	1	New Caledonia	sprawling shrubs
info F	ANA group	Nymphaeales	Hydatellaceae	1	10	India, New Zealand and Australia	rather small more or less caespitose and often annual aquatic (submerged or not) herbs
info F	ANA group	Nymphaeales	Cabombaceae	2	6	tropics	rather small-flowered waterlilies
info F	ANA group	Nymphaeales	Nymphaeaceae	5	70	worldwide	quintessential waterlilies
info F	ANA group	Austrobaileyales	Austrobaileyaceae	1	2	Australia	lianes
info F	ANA group	Austrobaileyales	Schisandraceae	3	92	Sri Lanka and S. E. Asia to W. Malesia, S.E. U.S.A., E. Mexico, Greater Antilles	shrubs, small trees, lianes
info F	ANA group	Austrobaileyales	Trimeniaceae	1	6	New Guinea and S.E. Australia to Fiji	trees or lianes
info F	Magnoliids	Magnoliales	Myristicaceae	20	475	pantropical, few mainland Africa	trees
info F	Magnoliids	Magnoliales	Magnoliaceae	2	227	tropical and subtropical regions of Americas, S.E. and E. Asia, Malesia	trees or shrubs
info F	Magnoliids	Magnoliales	Degeneriaceae	1	2	Fiji, Viti Levu	shrubs
info F	Magnoliids	Magnoliales	Himantandraceae	1	2	Celebes, New Guinea and N.E. Australia	trees
info F	Magnoliids	Magnoliales	Eupomatiaceae	1	2	New Guinea and E. Australia	shrubs
info F	Magnoliids	Magnoliales	Annonaceae	129	2100	pantropical, few warm temperate	trees, shrubs or lianas
info F	Magnoliids	Laurales	Calycanthaceae	5	11	E. Asia, North America, N.E. Australia	deciduous or evergreen shrubs to trees
info F	Magnoliids	Laurales	Siparunaceae	2	75	tropical America (Siparuna), W. Africa (Glossocalyx)	shrubs or lianes
info F	Magnoliids	Laurales	Gomortegaceae	1	1	C. Chile	aromatic plants
info F	Magnoliids	Laurales	Atherospermataceae	6	25	New Guinea to New Zealand, E. Australia, New Caledonia, Chile	broadleaf evergreen trees and shrubs
info F	Magnoliids	Laurales	Monimiaceae	22	200	tropics of S. hemisphere, esp. Australasia	lianes, shrubs or trees
info F	Magnoliids	Laurales	Hernandiaceae	5	55	pantropical	trees or lianes
info F	Magnoliids	Laurales	Lauraceae	50	2500	tropical and warm temperate regions	diverse, also parasitic
info F	Magnoliids	Canellales	Canellaceae	5	13	tropics of Americas and Africa incl. Madagascar	evergreen shrubs or trees
info F	Magnoliids	Canellales	Winteraceae	5	90	scattered, esp. S. hemisphere, not lowland tropics	often rather small evergreen trees or shrubs
info F	Magnoliids	Piperales	Aristolochiaceae	8	490	worldwide, not Arctic, mainly tropics and warm temperate regions	most are more or less herbaceous plants
info F	Magnoliids	Piperales	Piperaceae	5	3615	pantropical	herbaceous habit
info F	Magnoliids	Piperales	Saururaceae	5	6	esp. North America and E. Asia	herbs
info F	independent lineage	Chloranthales	Chloranthaceae	4	75	tropics and subtropics	aromatic evergreen plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Acorales	Acoraceae	1	3	N. hemisphere	herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Tofieldiaceae	3	31	N. hemisphere, incl. mountains of N. South America	herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Araceae	123	4150	mostly tropical, but few Africa-Madagascar and Australia	herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Alismataceae	15	88	worldwide	laticiferous, aquatic herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Butomaceae	1	1	temperate Eurasia	aquatic herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Hydrocharitaceae	18	116	worldwide, also marine	aquatic plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Aponogetonaceae	1	50	tropical and warm temperate regions, excl. Americas	aquatic plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Scheuchzeriaceae	1	1	N. hemisphere, temperate to arctic	small herbs of marshy places
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Juncaginaceae	3	30	worldwide	herbs often growing in saline marshy places
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Maundiaceae	1	1	E. Australia	rosette herb
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Posidoniaceae	1	9	only marine, Mediterranean, temperate Australia	marine "grasses"
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Ruppiaceae	1	10	worldwide	submerged aquatic plants growing in saline to fresh water
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Cymodoceaceae	5	16	only marine, worlwide	marine "grasses"
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Zosteraceae	2	14	only martine, temperate and subtropical waters	marine "grasses"
info F	Monocotyledons	Alismatales	Potamogetonaceae	4	120	worldwide, esp. temperate	aquatic plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Petrosaviales	Petrosaviaceae	2	4	Japan and China, W. Malesia	leafless achlorophyllous herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Dioscoreales	Nartheciaceae	5	41	N.W. Europe, E. Asia, Caucasus, W. and E. Nort America, Venezuela and Guiana and scattered in W. Malesia	herbaceous plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Dioscoreales	Burmanniaceae	14	150	pantropical (some subtropical), esp. South America	rather small, often echlorophyllous herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Dioscoreales	Dioscoreaceae	5	820	pantropical	more or less herbaceous plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Pandanales	Velloziaceae	5	240	South America and Africa-Madagascar to Arabia, China (Acanthochlamys)	xeromorphic and sometimes tree-like monocots
info F	Monocotyledons	Pandanales	Stemonaceae	4	27	China and Japan to Australia, S.E. U. S. A. (Croomia)	herbaceous plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Pandanales	Triuridaceae	11	50	pantropical	mostly rather small and delicate echlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Pandanales	Pandanaceae	4	885	tropical regions, excl. Americas	woody plants with long, ridged, spiny-toothed leaves
info F	Monocotyledons	Pandanales	Cyclanthaceae	12	225	C. and tropical South America	more or less herbaceous
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Corsiaceae	3	30	S. China, S. South America, Papuasia-Australia	echlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Campynemataceae	2	4	New Caledonia and Tasmania	herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Petermanniaceae	1	1	E. Australia	rhizomatous woody climbers
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Colchicaceae	15	245	temperate to tropical, but not in South America	cormose or sometimes rhizomatous geophytes
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Alstroemeriaceae	5	170	South America, Australia, New Zealand	herbaceous
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Melanthiaceae	16	170	N. temperate, esp. E. Asia and E. North America, to Peru	herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Liliaceae	15	610	N. temperate, esp. E. Asia and North America	geophytes
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Smilacaceae	1	250	pantropical to temperate	often prickly climbers
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Philesiaceae	2	2	S. Chile	more or less epiphytic rather woody shrubs or vines
info F	Monocotyledons	Liliales	Ripogonaceae	1	6	New Zealand, E. Australia, New Guinea	climbers that often have prickly stems, but no tendrils
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Orchidaceae	880	27800	worldwide	mycorrhizal herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Boryaceae	2	12	Australia	xeromorphic, some being resurrection plants
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Blandfordiaceae	1	4	E. Australia, Tasmania	herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Lanariaceae	1	1	S. Africa	herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Asteliaceae	3	31	New Zealand to New Guinea, Pacific Islands E. to Hawaii, Chile, the Mascarene	herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Hypoxidaceae	7	220	pantropical to temperate, esp. S. Africa	herbs, geophytes
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Ixioliriaceae	1	3	Egypt to C. Asia	cormose herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Tecophilaeaceae	7	25	Africa, Chile, and the U.S.A. (Odontostomum)	cormose herbs sometimes with broad-bladed, petiolate leaves
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Doryanthaceae	1	2	E. Australia	massive, tufted, perennial monocots
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Iridaceae	66	2105	worldwide	herbs, often two-ranked, isobifacial leaves
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Xeronemataceae	1	2	New Zealand and New Caledonia	large herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Asphodelaceae	41	900	esp. Old World, not Arctic, W. South America, Australia	dense tuft of long, narrow leaves terminating a stout, woody stem
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Amaryllidaceae	73	1605	worldwide	usually bulbous herbs
info F	Monocotyledons	Asparagales	Asparagaceae	153	2500	worldwide	variable habitat
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Arecales	Dasypogonaceae	4	16	Australia	herbs with thick pseudo-trunk and cluster of long, slender leaves on top
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Arecales	Arecaceae	188	2585	tropics and subtropics, Africa is relatively depauperate	palm trees, herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Typhaceae	2	25	worldwide	often robust, rhizomatous herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Bromeliaceae	57	3350	(Sub)tropical America; W. tropical Africa	plants rosette-forming
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Rapateaceae	16	94	tropical South America, W. Africa (one species)	rosette herbs with mucilage in the leaf rosettes
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Eriocaulaceae	6	1160	pantropical to temperate, but esp. Guyana Highlands and S.E. Brasil	nearly always rosette plants
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Xyridaceae	5	260	pantropical	rosette plants that often have two-ranked, isobifacial leaves
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Mayacaceae	1	10	tropical Americas, 1 sp. from Africa	small herbs of marshes
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Thurniaceae	2	4	South Africa and Guyana region, Amazonia	yucca-like herbs with erect, leafy stems, serrate leaves
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Juncaceae	7	430	worldwide	glabrous (Luzula excepted) caespitose herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Cyperaceae	98	5680	worldwide, esp. temeperate regions	herbs with solid, often sharply three-angled stems
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Restionaceae	64	545	warm temperate S. hemisphere, mostly Australia and S. Africa	quite large rush-like herbs with very much reduced leaves, some small more or less caespitose herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Flagellariaceae	1	5	Palaeotropics, to the Pacific Islands and N. Australia	robust, climbing or scrambling rather grass-like plants
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Joinvilleaceae	1	2	Malay Peninsula to the Pacific	robust, grass-like plants with plicate leaves
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Ecdeiocoleaceae	2	3	S.W. Australia	robust, grass-like plants
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Poales	Poaceae	707	11337	worldwide	grasses
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Commelinales	Hanguanaceae	1	14	Sri Lanka, S. E. Asia to Palau and N. Australia	robust terrestrial herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Commelinales	Commelinaceae	40	652	tropical and temperate	herbs with rather soft and fleshy leaves
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Commelinales	Philydraceae	4	5	Australia (all genera) to S. E. Asia	robust rosette herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Commelinales	Haemodoraceae	6	39	tropics and warm temperate regions, rather scattered	perennial herbs, two-ranked and isobifacial leaves
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Commelinales	Pontederiaceae	9	33	tropics, also temperate, esp. New World	aquatic or marsh herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Zingiberales	Musaceae	2	41	Africa, Himalayas to S. E. Asia, Philippines and N. Australia	large herbs with spiral, shortly-petiolate leaves
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Zingiberales	Heliconiaceae	1	200	mostly tropical America, a few Celebes to the Pacific	large herbs with two-ranked leaves
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Zingiberales	Strelitziaceae	3	7	tropical South America, E. S. Africa, Madagascar	large herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Zingiberales	Lowiaceae	1	20	S. China to Borneo	large herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Zingiberales	Cannaceae	1	10	New World (sub)tropics	large herbs with shortly-petiolate leaves
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Zingiberales	Marantaceae	31	550	tropics, esp. American, not in Australia	often robust herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Zingiberales	Costaceae	6	110	pantropical, esp. America and Papuasia-Australia	large herbs
info F	Monocotyledons (Commelinids)	Zingiberales	Zingiberaceae	52	1340	pan(sub)tropical, esp. South East Asia-Malesia	usually large and often aromatic rhizomatous herbs
info F	sister of eudicots	Ceratophyllales	Ceratophyllaceae	1	6	worldwide	water plants with whorled, spiny-toothed leaves
info F	Eudicots	Ranunculales	Eupteleaceae	1	2	E. Asia	deciduous trees with short shoots
info F	Eudicots	Ranunculales	Papaveraceae	44	825	largely N. temperate, further Andes, N. and S. Africa	usually herbs
info F	Eudicots	Ranunculales	Circaeasteraceae	2	1	India (Himalayas), W. ans N.W. China	small herbs
info F	Eudicots	Ranunculales	Lardizabalaceae	7	40	S.E. Asia and Chile	usually lianes
info F	Eudicots	Ranunculales	Menispermaceae	70	442	pantropical	lianes (vines), climbing by twining
info F	Eudicots	Ranunculales	Berberidaceae	14	701	mostly E. Asia and E. North America, also South America, a few species general N. temperate, scattered in Africa	herbs or shrubs
info F	Eudicots	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae	62	2525	worldwide, most temperate	sually herbaceous habit
info F	Eudicots	Proteales	Sabiaceae	3	140	S. E. Asia to Malesia, tropical America	evergreen trees or lianes
info F	Eudicots	Proteales	Nelumbonaceae	1	2	temperate E. North America, E. and S.E. Asia	water plants
info F	Eudicots	Proteales	Platanaceae	1	10	N. hemisphere	deciduous trees
info F	Eudicots	Proteales	Proteaceae	80	1615	largely S. hemisphere, esp. Australia and S. Africa	trees or (acaulescent) shrubs
info F	Eudicots	Trochodendrales	Trochodendraceae	2	2	China, Nepal, Japan to N. Taiwan	evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots	Buxales	Buxaceae	7	100	very scattered, tropical as well as temperate	monoecious evergreen herbs to small trees
info F	Eudicots, core	Gunnerales	Gunneraceae	1	50	scattered, S. hemisphere	sometimes huge herbs
info F	Eudicots, core	Gunnerales	Myrothamnaceae	1	2	Africa and Madagascar	vegetatively very distinctive aromatic shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core	Dilleniales	Dilleniaceae	11	500	tropical and warm temperate	trees and shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Peridiscaceae	4	11	South America, tropical W. Africa	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Paeoniaceae	1	33	N. temperate, especially East Asia	perennial herbs or shrublets
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Altingiaceae	1	13	scattered, E. Mediterranean, East Asia, Malesia, Central America	monoecious, deciduous trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Hamamelidaceae	27	82	tropical to temperate, esp. East Asia to Australia	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Cercidiphyllaceae	1	2	China and Japan	deciduous trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Daphniphyllaceae	1	10	S.E. Asia	evergreen trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Crassulaceae	34	1400	worldwide, esp. the Cape region and Mexico	succulent herbs to soft-stemmed shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Aphanopetalaceae	1	2	W. and E. Australia	more or less scrambling shrubs with prominently lenticellate stems
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Tetracarpaeaceae	1	1	Tasmania	subalpine shrubs with shortly-petiolate, strongly-toothed, leathery leaves
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Penthoraceae	1	2	E. and S. E. Asia, E. North America	fleshy herbs with spiral, serrate leaves
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Haloragaceae	9	145	worldwide, esp. Australia	rather small, usually monoecious, often more or less herbaceous plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Iteaceae	1	21	Mexico, S.E. Asia to W. Malesia, E. North America, E. and S. Africa	trees and shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Grossulariaceae	1	150	temperate N. hemisphere, also along the Andes	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Saxifragaceae	33	600	mostly N. temperate and Arctic, mountains ot tropics	herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids	Saxifragales	Cynomoriaceae	1	2	Mediterranean to C. Asia	echlorophyllous, root parasite
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids	Vitales	Vitaceae	14	850	pantropical and (warm) temperate	often vines, some trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Zygophyllales	Krameriaceae	1	18	S.W. U.S.A. to Chile	hemiparasitic shrubs or herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Zygophyllales	Zygophyllaceae	22	325	dry and warm temperate, tropical	herbs to trees, often grow in more or less arid and saline conditions
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Celastrales	Lepidobotryaceae	1	1	W. Africa	tree
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Celastrales	Celastraceae	94	1400	worldwide	variable group of herbs to trees, also lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Oxalidales	Huaceae	2	3	tropical Africa	evergreen plants, usually trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Oxalidales	Connaraceae	12	180	pantropical, esp. Old World	mostly woody lianes that twine in the apical parts of the innovations
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Oxalidales	Oxalidaceae	6	770	worldwide, esp. tropical and subtropical	variable group of herbs to trees, also lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Oxalidales	Cunoniaceae	29	280	S. hemisphere, tropical and warm temperate	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Oxalidales	Elaeocarpaceae	12	605	S. hemisphere, exc. Africa, tropical and warm temperate	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Oxalidales	Brunelliaceae	1	55	Central and South America and the Antilles; more or less montane	everygreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Oxalidales	Cephalotaceae	1	1	S.W. Australia	insectivorous herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Ctenolophonaceae	1	3	W. Africa, Malesia	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Erythroxylaceae	4	240	pantropical, esp. American	shrubs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Rhizophoraceae	16	149	pantropical	shrubs to trees, some have have aerial prop roots
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Irvingiaceae	4	12	Africa, Madagascar; South East Asia to W. Malesia	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Pandaceae	3	15	tropics, Africa, S.E. Asia, New Guinea	evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Ochnaceae	27	495	pantropical, esp. Brazil	evergreen trees whose leaves are usually serrate
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Bonnetiaceae	3	35	Cambodia, Malesia (mostly Western), Cuba, South America	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Clusiaceae	14	800	pantropical	range from shrubs to trees, and some are epiphytic; many are dioecious
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Calophyllaceae	13	460	pantropical	usually trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Hypericaceae	9	700	worldwide	herbs or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Podostemaceae	54	300	tropical, esp. Americas	quintessential aquatic plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Lophopyxidaceae	1	1	Malesia to the Solomon and Caroline Islands	tendrillate lianas with quite strongly serrate leaves
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Putranjivaceae	3	210	tropical, esp. Africa and Malesia	trees to shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Caryocaraceae	2	27	tropical America, esp. Amazonia	evergreen trees to shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Centroplacaceae	2	6	W. Africa, Indo-Malesia	usually evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Elatinaceae	2	35	worldwide	often herbaceous plants of moist habitats
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Malpighiaceae	68	1250	tropical and subtropical, esp. American	trees, lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Balanopaceae	1	9	S.W. Pacific, especially New Caledonia	look like a Myrica, but they lack its distinctive glandular hairs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Trigoniaceae	5	28	Central and South America, Madagascar, W. Malesia	evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Dichapetalaceae	3	165	Pantropical, few in Malesia	trees or often lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Euphroniaceae	1	3	the Guyana Shield	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Chrysobalanaceae	18	350	pantropical, especially American	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Humiriaceae	8	50	tropical America, W. Africa	evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Achariaceae	30	145	pantropical	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Goupiaceae	1	2	C. America and N. South America	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Violaceae	34	985	worldwide	herbs, some woody
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Passifloraceae	27	975	tropical, esp. America and Africa, also warm temperate	herbaceous or woody, vines or lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Lacistemataceae	2	14	Greater Antilles (Jamaica), Mexico southwards, not in Chile	woody, evergreen plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Salicaceae	54	1200	Pantropical, also temperate to Arctic	trees, shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Peraceae	5	135	Pantropical, not East Malesia	shrubs, trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Rafflesiaceae	3	20	S. China, Assam, Bhutan, Thailand, W. Malesia	stem or root parasites on Tetrastigma (Vitaceae)
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae	218	6745	worldwide except Arctic	herbs, shrubs, trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Phyllanthaceae	59	2330	pantropical, but esp. Malesia, some temperate	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Picrodendraceae	24	96	mostly tropical	herbaceous or woody, similar to Euphorbiaceae
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Ixonanthaceae	3	21	pantropical	shrubs to high trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Malpighiales	Linaceae	7	300	worldwide	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fabales	Quillajaceae	1	2	temperate South America	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fabales	Fabaceae	766	19580	worldwide	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fabales	Surianaceae	5	8	Mostly Australian, also Mexico (Recchia), pantropical (Suriana maritima)	woody, shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fabales	Polygalaceae	21	965	worldwide, except the Arctic and New Zealand	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Rosaceae	90	2520	worldwide, but esp. N. hemisphere, often not deserts or tropical rainforest	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Rhamnaceae	52	925	worldwide, especially tropics and warm temperate regions	shrubs, trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Elaeagnaceae	3	45	North Temperate, warm tropical; Malesia and Australia	often thorny and mostly deciduous shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Barbeyaceae	1	1	N.E. Africa, Arabia	shrub
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Dirachmaceae	1	2	Socotra, Somalia	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Ulmaceae	6	35	mostly N. temperate, esp. Asian, few species tropical, not in Australia and the Pacific	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Cannabaceae	11	170	worldwide, but not Arctic	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Moraceae	39	1125	mostly tropical to warm temperate	laticiferous plants, herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Rosales	Urticaceae	54	2526	worldwide, but mainly tropical	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Cucurbitales	Anisophylleaceae	4	71	pantropical	shrubs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Cucurbitales	Corynocarpaceae	1	6	New Guinea to New Zealand	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Cucurbitales	Coriariaceae	1	5	very disjunct: circum S. Pacific to China and Himalayas, Mediterranean	subshrubs to small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Cucurbitales	Cucurbitaceae	98	975	largely tropical and subtropical, especially drier parts of Africa	vines or lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Cucurbitales	Tetramelaceae	2	2	Indo-Malesia	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Cucurbitales	Datiscaceae	1	2	W. North America, Crete to India	herbaceous
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Cucurbitales	Begoniaceae	2	1600	largely tropical	succulent, herbaceous habit
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Cucurbitales	Apodanthaceae	2	10	New World from the S. W. U.S.A. southwards, S. W. Asia, S. W. Australia and E. (mostly) Africa	occur as groups of rather small, sessile flowers growing along the stems of their hosts
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fagales	Nothofagaceae	1	35	New Guinea, Australia, Tasmania, New Zaeland to South America	deciduous trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fagales	Fagaceae	7	670	turopical to cold temperate N. hemisphere, Malesia	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fagales	Myricaceae	3	57	scattered, worlwide	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fagales	Juglandaceae	9	51	N. temperate, also Malesia and the Andes	evergreen or deciduous trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fagales	Casuarinaceae	4	95	Madagascar, S.E. Asia and Malesia to the S.W. Pacific, esp. Australia	trees looking like a conifer
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fagales	Ticodendraceae	1	1	Central America	wind-pollinated trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Fabids	Fagales	Betulaceae	6	145	N. temperate, to Andes and Sumatra	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Geraniales	Geraniaceae	7	805	mostly temperate, some tropical	often herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Geraniales	Francoaceae	9	31	Africa, South America	perennial herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Combretaceae	14	500	largely tropical	evergreen trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Onagraceae	22	655	worldwide	herbs to shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Lythraceae	31	620	tropical, but some temperate	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Vochysiaceae	7	190	lowland tropical America, apart from Erismadelphus and Korupodendron from W. Africa	trees or lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Myrtaceae	131	4620	worldwide, mostly tropical-warm temperate	aromatic plants, herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Melastomataceae	170	5105	very largely tropical, also subtropical	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Crypteroniaceae	3	10	South East Asia, Malesia, Sri Lanka	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Alzateaceae	1	2	Costa Rica to Peru	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Myrtales	Penaeaceae	9	29	E. and S. Africa, overwhelmingly South African, and St Helena	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Crossosomatales	Staphyleaceae	2	45	N. temperate, tropics in America (to Bolivia) and Malesia	shrubs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Crossosomatales	Guamatelaceae	1	1	Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras	sprawling shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Crossosomatales	Stachyuraceae	1	5	E. Asia	small trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Crossosomatales	Crossosomataceae	4	12	North America	deciduous shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Crossosomatales	Aphloiaceae	1	1	E. Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarenes and Seychelles	evergreen shrubs or small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Crossosomatales	Geissolomataceae	1	1	Cape Province, S. Africa	evergreen shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Crossosomatales	Strasburgeriaceae	2	2	North Island, New Zealand, New Caledonia	evergreen tree
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Picramniales	Picramniaceae	3	49	neotropical	rather small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Biebersteiniaceae	1	5	Greece to Central Asia	perennial, glandular-hairy herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Nitrariaceae	3	16	± arid regions from North Africa to East Asia, also S.W. Australia and E. Mexico	perennial herbs to shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Kirkiaceae	1	8	Tropical and S. Africa, Madagascar	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Anacardiaceae	80	873	mostly tropical, also temperate	perennial herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Burseraceae	19	755	tropical	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Sapindaceae	140	1630	worldwide	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Simaroubaceae	22	110	largery tropical, some temperate	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Rutaceae	161	2070	largely tropical	perennial herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Sapindales	Meliaceae	50	705	Pantropical, but largely Old World; plants of the lowlands	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Huerteales	Gerrardinaceae	1	2	E. and S. Africa	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Huerteales	Petenaeaceae	1	1	C. America	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Huerteales	Tapisciaceae	2	5	China, West Indies and N.W. South America	tress
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Huerteales	Dipentodontaceae	2	16	China to Malesia and N.E. Australia, Hawaii, Mexico to Bolivia	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Neuradaceae	3	15	Africa to India, dry or desert areas	small herbaceous or subwoody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Thymelaeaceae	50	891	worldwide, esp. tropical Africa and Australia	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Sphaerosepalaceae	2	18	Madagascar	deciduous trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Bixaceae	4	21	pantropical	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Cistaceae	8	175	Eurasia, North Africa, North America, southern South America, esp. the Mediterranean region	herbs to shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Sarcolaenaceae	8	60	Madagascar	mostly evergreen trees and shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Dipterocarpaceae	17	680	Tropical, but overwhelmingly W. Malesian in species diversity, only one species in South America	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Cytinaceae	2	10	Mexico, Mediterranean, South Africa and Madagascar	echlorophyllous parasites
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Muntingiaceae	3	3	tropical America	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Malvales	Malvaceae	243	4225	largely tropical, also temperate	shrubs and trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Akaniaceae	2	2	S.W. China, adjacent Vietnam, Formosa (Bretschneidera sinensis), E. Australia (Akania bidwillii)	deciduous or evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Tropaeolaceae	1	105	New World, esp. Andean	herbaceous
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Moringaceae	1	12	India to Africa, Madagascar	quite stout-stemmed shrubs or trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Caricaceae	6	34	mostly tropical (Andean) America (three genera in Mexico); Africa (Cylicomorpha only)	stout-stemmed often prickly trees, rarely vines
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Setchellanthaceae	1	1	Mexico	pungent-smelling shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Limnanthaceae	2	8	temperate North America	soft-stemmed herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Koeberliniaceae	1	2	C. America and S.W. North America, Bolivia	thorny, much-branched shrubs of dry regions
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Bataceae	1	2	N. Australia and S. New Guinea, tropical America, and the Galapagos	halophytic subshrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Salvadoraceae	3	11	Africa (inc. Madagascar) to South East Asia and West Malesia, often in drier regions	rather sometimes scrambling small-leaved shrubs or small treees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Emblingiaceae	1	1	W. Australia	low-growing herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Pentadiplandraceae	1	1	tropical W. Africa	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Gyrostemonaceae	5	18	Australia, not in the north	yellowish-drying (including the twigs) shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Resedaceae	8	96	mostly Northern hemisphere, a few southern Africa	herbs to shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Tovariaceae	1	2	tropical America	herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Capparaceae	16	480	largely tropical	woody
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Cleomaceae	2	300	tropical and warm temperate, esp. America	herbaceous or shrubby plants with palmately compound leaves
info F	Eudicots, core, Superrosids, Rosids, Malvids	Brassicales	Brassicaceae	325	3740	worldwide, esp. N. temperate and drier areas	most are herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Santalales	Olacaceae	29	170	pantropical, warm temperate	trees, shrubs and lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Santalales	Loranthaceae	77	950	tropical or subtropical	usually stem parasites
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Santalales	Misodendraceae	1	8	cool temperate South America	stem parasites
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Santalales	Schoepfiaceae	3	55	Central and South America, a few species in tropical South East Asia-West Malesia	herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Santalales	Opiliaceae	11	36	pantropical	root parasitic trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Santalales	Santalaceae	44	990	worldwide, esp. tropics	herbs to trees, parasites
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Santalales	Balanophoraceae	16	42	mostly tropical	echlorophyllous yellow to red or brown root parasites
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Berberidopsidales	Aextoxicaceae	1	1	C. Chile	dioecious evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Berberidopsidales	Berberidopsidaceae	2	3	Chile, E. Australia	woody scramblers
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Droseraceae	3	205	worldwide	insectivorous herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Nepenthaceae	1	90	Madagascar to New Caledonia	often insectivorous plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Drosophyllaceae	1	1	Southern Iberian Peninsula, Morocco	subwoody carnivorous plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Ancistrocladaceae	1	12	tropical Africa to W. Borneo and Formosa	lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Dioncophyllaceae	3	3	tropical West Africa	herbs/shrubs, climbers, rather long rosette leaves simmilar to Nepenthes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Frankeniaceae	1	90	warm, dry areas, but scattered	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Tamaricaceae	5	90	Eurasia and Africa, esp. Mediterranean to Central Asia	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Plumbaginaceae	29	836	predominantly Mediterranean to Central Asia, scattered elsewhere	perennial herbs or shrubs, rarely climbers
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Polygonaceae	55	1100	worldwide	herbaceous or shrubby
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Rhabdodendraceae	1	3	tropical South America	smallish evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Simmondsiaceae	1	1	S.W. North America, the Sonoran Desert	evergreen shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Asteropeiaceae	1	8	Madagascar	evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Physenaceae	1	2	Madagascar	shrubs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Macarthuriaceae	1	10	Australia, the periphery, esp. S.W. Australia	often rather rigid and rush-like shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Microteaceae	1	9	Central and South America, Antilles	herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Caryophyllaceae	101	2200	worldwide, mostly temperate, esp. Eurasian	mostly herbs with opposite, entire leaves
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Achatocarpaceae	2	7	S.W. USA to South America	trees and shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Amaranthaceae	183	2500	World-wide, esp. warm and dry temperate and subtropics and saline habitats	succulent, herbaceous or shrubby (lianes), often in saline conditions
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Stegnospermataceae	1	3	Central America, the Antilles	more or less scandent or sprawling plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Limeaceae	1	21	Southern Africa (most species), to Ethiopia, S. Asia	herbs or subshrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Lophiocarpaceae	2	6	Africa to western India	herbs or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Kewaceae	1	8	South Africa (most), to Ethiopia, Madagascar, and St Helena	small herbs or subshrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Barbeuiaceae	1	1	Madagascar	lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Aizoaceae	125	2035	tropical and subtropical, arid, esp. southern Africa	more or less prostrate herbs with suculent leafs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Gisekiaceae	1	7	Africa, S. Asia	prostrate herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Sarcobataceae	1	2	S.W. North America	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Phytolaccaceae	5	32	tropical and warm temperate, esp. America	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Petiveriaceae	9	13	Southern U.S.A. to South America, the Antilles, Australia, New Hebrides and New Caledonia	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Nyctaginaceae	31	405	tropical to warm temperate	herbs with swollen nodes, lianes and trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Molluginaceae	11	87	tropical, especially southern Africa, to warm temperate	herbs or subshrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Montiaceae	14	225	scattered, worldwide, esp. western North and South America, also the Antilles and the Subantarctic Islands	herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Halophytaceae	1	1	Argentina	annual herb
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Didiereaceae	7	16	Madagascar, South Africa, E. Africa	often more or less stout-stemmed plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Basellaceae	4	19	Africa, New World, apparently introduced into India-East Asia	more or less succulent and viney plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Talinaceae	3	27	America and Africa, including Madagascar	herbs to (lianescent) shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Anacampserotaceae	3	36	Very scattered: C. and S. Australia, Somalia to South Africa (most species), S. South America, N. Mexico and S.W. U.S.A.	often rather small, fleshy plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Portulacaceae	1	100	worldwide, but especially tropical and subtropical North and South America	succulent herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids	Caryophyllales	Cactaceae	139	1866	nearly all New World, esp. arid conditions	stout and very fleshy stems, axillary areoles of spines and hairs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Cornales	Cornaceae	2	85	scattered, not S. South America	trees and shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Cornales	Grubbiaceae	1	3	Cape Province, S. Africa	ericoid shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Cornales	Curtisiaceae	1	1	S. Africa	evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Cornales	Nyssaceae	5	22	Mainly East Asia, also Indo-Malesia and E. North America	trees and shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Cornales	Hydrostachyaceae	1	20	C. and S. Africa, Madagascar	submerged, rosette-forming, aquatic herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Cornales	Hydrangeaceae	9	270	warm temperate, some species in tropics	usually rather robust herbs, shrubs or climbers
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Cornales	Loasaceae	20	265	mostly American, but also Africa and the Marquesas Islands	usually herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Marcgraviaceae	7	130	New World tropics	often lianas
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Balsaminaceae	2	1001	cool temperate to tropical, not C. and South America or Oceania	annual herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Tetrameristaceae	3	5	W. Malesia, Central and N. South America	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Polemoniaceae	18	385	N. temperate, W. North America, South America	herbs, or sometimes shrubs or lianas
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Fouquieriaceae	1	11	S.W. North America	little-branched shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Lecythidaceae	25	350	tropical, especially America and W. Africa	usually trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Sladeniaceae	2	3	S.E. Asia, tropical E. Africa	evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Pentaphylacaceae	112	345	tropical and subtropical, but few in Africa	shrubs or trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Sapotaceae	53	1100	pantropical	trees and shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Ebenaceae	4	553	tropical (to temperate)	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Primulaceae	58	2590	worldwide	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Mitrastemonaceae	1	2	South East Asia, Malesia, Central America, N.W. South America, scattered	root parasites
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Theaceae	9	460	tropical regions, mostly South East Asia and S.E. U.S.A., Malesia and tropical South America	shrubs or trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Symplocaceae	2	320	tropical to subtropical, inc. New Caledonia, not Africa	shrubs or trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Styracaceae	11	160	Warm N. temperate to tropical	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Diapensiaceae	6	18	Circum-Arctic (Diapensia lapponica only) and scattered N. temperate, esp. East Asia and E. U.S.A.	herbs or subshrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Sarraceniaceae	3	32	E. and W. U.S.A. and the Guayana Highlands	herbaceous, insectivorous pitcher plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Actinidiaceae	3	380	largely tropical, esp. South East Asia to Malesia, but not Africa	vines, shrubs, small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Roridulaceae	1	2	S. Africa	shrub, carnivorous
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Clethraceae	2	75	E. Asia to Malesia, S.E. U.S.A. (sect. Clethra), Mexico southwards, Cuba, 1 sp. on Madeira	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Cyrillaceae	2	2	S. U.S.A. to N. South America	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids	Ericales	Ericaceae	126	4010	boreal to warm temperate, also montane tropics, very rare in lowland tropics	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Icacinales	Icacinaceae	?	?
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Icacinales	Oncothecaceae	?	?
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Metteniusales	Metteniusaceae	?	?
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Garryales	Garryaceae	2	17	W. North America, Central America, the Greater Antilles and East Asia	evergreen, woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Garryales	Eucommiaceae	1	1	Central China	trees, deciduous
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Gentianales	Rubiaceae	611	13150	worldwide, but largely tropical, especially Madagascar and the Andes	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Gentianales	Loganiaceae	13	420	pantropical, esp. Australia and New Caledonia	herbs to shrubs and lianes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Gentianales	Gelsemiaceae	2	11	± pantropical	shrubs and trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Gentianales	Gentianaceae	99	1740	worldwide, but especially temperate, about half the genera in South America	herbs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Gentianales	Apocynaceae	400	4555	largely tropical to warm temperate	herbs to evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Vahliales	Vahliaceae	1	8	Africa and Madagascar to India	shruby herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Solanales	Montiniaceae	3	5	Africa and Madagascar	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Solanales	Sphenocleaceae	1	2	Old World tropics	erect fleshy annuals of damp or flooded habitats
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Solanales	Hydroleaceae	1	12	tropical, warm temperat	more or less shrubby plants growing near or even in water
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Solanales	Convolvulaceae	57	1880	worldwide	usually viny habit, some parasitic
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Solanales	Solanaceae	102	2460	worldwide, but overwhelmingly tropical America	quite often rather foetid herbs or weak shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Boraginales	Boraginaceae	148	2740	worldwide	usually herbs, but also shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Plocospermataceae	1	1	C. America	shrubby plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Carlemanniaceae	2	5	E. Nepal eastwards to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.W. China, Sumatra	perennial herbs or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Oleaceae	24	615	more or less worldwide, especially East Asia	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Tetrachondraceae	2	3	Patagonia, New Zealand (Tetrachondra), S. U.S.A. to South America (Polypremum procumbens)	perennial erect to prostrate herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Calceolariaceae	2	260	upland tropical and W. temperate South America, Brasil, also New Zealand	herbs or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Gesneriaceae	148	3460	largely tropical	herbs or rather soft-stemmed shrubs or small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Plantaginaceae	90	1900	worldwide, mostly temperate	usually herbs, some shruby, some aquatics
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Scrophulariaceae	59	1880	worldwide	herbs to shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Stilbaceae	11	39	most S. Africa, the Cape Province, also to tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarenes and Arabia	ericoid shrubs, ordinary shrubs, or herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Byblidaceae	1	8	W. and N. Australia, S. New Guinea	ephemeral herbs to rhizomatous and almost shrubby plants, carnivorous
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Linderniaceae	7	225	pantropical to warm temperate	often rather small herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Pedaliaceae	15	70	mostly Old World tropical, in coastal or arid habitats	herbs or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Martyniaceae	5	16	tropical and subtropical America, rather scattered	herbs with sticky hairs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Acanthaceae	220	4000	mostly tropical	herbs, shrubs, vines or trees (of mangroves)
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Bignoniaceae	110	800	mainly tropical, esp. South America	woody, trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Schlegeliaceae	4	28	Mexico to tropical, esp. N.W., South America, Antilles	most are epiphytes
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Lentibulariaceae	3	300	worldwide	vegetatively-diverse, perennial insectivorous herbs of wet habitats
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Thomandersiaceae	1	6	W. and C. Africa	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Verbenaceae	31	918	pantropical (to warm temperate), but mostly New World, esp. S. South America	vines, shrubs, or trees (perennial to annual herbs)
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Lamiaceae	236	7176	worldwide	herbs (trees, vines)
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Mazaceae	3	33	C. Asia and . China to the Antipodes, rather scattered, but esp. China	annual or perennial herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Phrymaceae	13	188	± worldwide, esp. temperate and W. North America and Australia, but few humid tropics	annual or perennial herbs (woody)
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Paulowniaceae	2	8	E. Asia to E. Malesia	deciduous trees to climbers
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Lamiids	Lamiales	Orobanchaceae	99	2060	worldwide, but especially N. (warm) temperate and Africa-Madagascar	herbs, rarely shrubs, nearly all members of the family have a holo- or hemiparasitic life-style
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Aquifoliales	Cardiopteridaceae	5	43	tropics, inc. the Pacific, to Taiwan	herbs to shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Aquifoliales	Stemonuraceae	12	95	tropics, esp. Indo-Malesia to Australia (Queensland) and the West Pacific	woody plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Aquifoliales	Aquifoliaceae	1	405	± worldwide, esp. America and South East Asia-Malesia, two species in Africa, three in Europe, one in Australia	shrubs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Aquifoliales	Phyllonomaceae	1	4	Americas - Mexico to Peru	shrubs or small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Aquifoliales	Helwingiaceae	1	3	Asia - Himalayas to Japan	evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Rousseaceae	4	13	Mauritius, scattered from New Guinea to New Zealand and Australia	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Campanulaceae	84	2380	worldwide	herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Pentaphragmataceae	1	30	S. E. Asia to Malesia, esp. W. Malesia	rather fleshy herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Alseuosmiaceae	4	10	New Guinea, E. Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia	± woody
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Phellinaceae	1	12	New Caledonia	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Argophyllaceae	2	21	S.W. Pacific, including Rapa, Australia, New Zaeland	shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Stylidiaceae	2	245	scattered in South East Asia to New Zealand, S. South America, but mostly Australia	usually rosette or tussock herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Menyanthaceae	5	58	worldwide	aquatic plants with more or less orbicular or palmately-compound leaves
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Goodeniaceae	12	430	very largely Australian, Scaevola alone pantropical	more or less herbaceous plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Calyceraceae	4	60	South America	herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Asterales	Asteraceae	1620	25040	worldwide	herbs and shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Escalloniales	Escalloniaceae	7	135	scattered: Réunion, E. Himalayas and S. China to E. and W. Australia and New Zealand, Central and South America	shrubs or trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Bruniales	Bruniaceae	6	81	S. Africa, almost entirely the Cape Province, also KwaZulu-Natal	ericoid shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Bruniales	Columelliaceae	2	5	Costa Rica to Chile, montane in the tropical part of this area	shrubs or small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Apiales	Pennantiaceae	1	4	N.E. Australia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Apiales	Torricelliaceae	3	10	Madagascar, S. E. Asia and W. Malesia	trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Apiales	Griseliniaceae	1	6	New Zealand and S. South America	trees or shrubs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Apiales	Pittosporaceae	9	200	Old World, especially Australia, tropical and warm temperate, outside the immediate Australian region, mainly Pittosporum	aromatic woody and sometimes thorny plants
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Apiales	Araliaceae	43	1450	largely tropical, few temperate	often rather stout-stemmed and little-branched shrubs or trees, rarely herbs
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Apiales	Myodocarpaceae	2	19	New Caledonia, E. Malesia, and Queensland, Australia	shrubs to trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Apiales	Apiaceae	434	3780	worldwide, esp. N. temperate	usually herbs, some shrubby
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Paracryphiales	Paracryphiaceae	3	36	S. W. Pacific: Philippines to New Zealand and New Caledonia	evergreen trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Dipsacales	Adoxaceae	5	200	N. temperate, tropical montane, S.E. Australia, rare in Africa	herbs to small trees
info F	Eudicots, core, Superasterids, Asterids, Campanulids	Dipsacales	Caprifoliaceae	42	890	largely temperate/warm temperate in the N. hemisphere, some montane tropics	herbs to trees

Number in column “Genus” denote number of genera in family and number in “Species” denote number of species within genus.
Records in Italics denote the rows of species with gallery of images accessible by click on the image (not available yet).
System is following APG IV. Information regarding distribution and habitus of families are retrieved in most cases from Simpson (2010) or Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, ver. 13.

Bryophytes

Lycopods and Ferns

Gymnosperms

Angiosperms

Angiosperms

Cladogram of Angiospermae

Table of families